Bachelor of Science (Extended)
Course code: B-SCIEXTD
This course is available to domestic students only
March
Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) available
Access Melbourne is available
Entry requirements
Admission requirements
Domestic student
You're considered a domestic student if you're an Australian or New Zealand citizen, an Australian permanent resident, or have a permanent humanitarian visa. This applies even if you're studying abroad or have dual Australian citizenship.
Essential requirements for admission
Prerequisites
These are the subjects (with minimum scores) you must have completed to be eligible for entry to this course. Subject prerequisites may also be met by approved alternatives.
Units 1 and 2: One of Biology, Chemistry, General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods, or Physics; and Units 3 and 4: A study score of at least 25 in English/English Language/Literature, or at least 30 in English as an Additional Language. We guarantee entry for school-leaver Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students who have achieved an ATAR of 65.00 or above and have achieved a study score of at least 25 in one of VCE Units 3 and 4 Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Further Mathematics, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics, or equivalent.
Additional information
This course is available only to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - to be eligible you must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. Applicants are required to provide a Confirmation of Identity document to the University by submitting it to Murrup Barak, Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development. When applying through VTAC, complete an equity schemes and scholarships application and select 'Personal information and location'.
English language proficiency
All applicants to the University of Melbourne must satisfy the English language requirements. They can be satisfied in a number of ways, depending on your circumstances. If English is not your first language or the language of instruction in your previous education, you may meet the English language requirements by completing an approved English language proficiency test and achieving the required score, or an approved alternative method of satisfying the requirements.
Meeting the minimum entry and English language requirements does not guarantee selection.
Additional information
The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new Bachelor of Science (Extended) students at the University of Melbourne. It provides data on students who commenced undergraduate study and were enrolled after the census date in Semester 1, 2026. It includes data for students offered the Bachelor of Science (Extended), in combination with data also for any corresponding Bachelor of Science (Extended) Chancellor’s Scholars Program and/or Graduate Degree Package offers (if applicable).
| Table | ||
|---|---|---|
| Applicant background | Number of students | Percentage of all students |
| Higher education study (domestic) | 0 | N/P |
| Vocational education and training (VET) study (domestic) | N/A | N/A |
| Work and life experience (admitted on the basis of previous achievement not in the other categories) (domestic) | N/A | N/A |
| Recent secondary education - admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity) (domestic) | 0 | N/A |
| Recent secondary education - admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (eg, audition, interview) (domestic) | 8 | 100% |
| Recent secondary education - admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (eg, portfolio, audition, entrance test etc) (domestic) | N/A | N/A |
| Recent secondary education - overseas secondary qualification (not including the International Baccalaureate Diploma) (domestic) | N/A | N/A |
| International students | N/A | N/A |
| All students | 8 | 100% |
<5 - the number of students is less than 5.
N/A - students not accepted in this category.
N/P - not published, the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students.